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Help with Alloys please

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:33 pm
by Simmo500
Hey,

Finally got myself a set of vauxhall rims. They are 5 spoke 14" off of an astra. Just wanted someone to confirm that these will fit my 1.0 12v 98 corsa breeze? Pretty sure they will as the guy I bout them off said they were on one before. (£60 - with 4 nearly new tyres! Bargain!)

Also, without sounding like an idiot... The increase in wheel size won't have an effect on my speedo readings will it ?

Thanks in advance!

Mark.

Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:04 pm
by matty101
will deffinatly fit and no.

Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:11 pm
by Simmo500
Perfect, thanks! Thinking of spraying them White in the warmer weather... My car is red. Anyone done this / does it look good?

Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:15 am
by mcue23
it matters with bigger wheels and tyres on the spedo but it depends on the sizes

what size was on your car and what you changeing to?

Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:48 am
by Simmo500
I have 13" on at the moment.

Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:59 am
by mcue23
yea but what size 155/80/13?

Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:52 am
by ak072007
I expect your original wheels are something like 165/70/13.

First of all make sure your new wheels are 4 stud, which they will be on an old astra anyway.

On 14s you should go for lower profile than 70. For example, my wheels are 15s with 50 profile.

I wouldn't go for wider than 195 personally.

Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:37 pm
by Simmo500
Brilliant. I'll check it put when I finish work. Thanks!

Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:01 pm
by Simmo500
Hey guys,

Just an update, put the wheels
On earlier and all
Is fine :-) really pleased with how they look! CAn anyone tell
Me how to post a picture? And I'll
Show em off! :-D

Cheers!

Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:03 pm
by jordyp
register to photobucket, upload pics, copy img code itll be under pic if your on it or if your in your album just go over the pic and itll come up underneath, and then copy the img code over to here.

Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:19 am
by Simmo500
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Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:03 am
by Simmo500
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Just wondering also... Is there Anyway anyone could use photoshop to colour code all of my black bumpers, door handles etc? Something I really want to do with the warmer weather coming along! But im useless with things like that ! Lol

Thanks!!

Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:03 am
by jordyp
looks good mate, needs slammed though :P and if you google it youll see what itll look like mate.

Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 2:19 pm
by Simmo500
Yeah it does need lowering tbh.. But I carry alot of weight more often then not (toddler, pram, etc) so probably does anyway! Lol! Yeah I'm gonna have a look, really want to do it... Not a fan of the tacky blAck bumper look!

Cheers!

Re: Help with Alloys please

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:41 pm
by jordyp
some cars suit it, my white b has all black bumpers and like them better than colour coded.